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Pet peeve but I think Hanlon’s Razor is fundamentally wrong. Any ecosystem where it’s believed is an ecosystem which evolutionarily favors malice, which implies
by AbrahamParangi 4y ago
Pet peeve but I think Hanlon’s Razor is fundamentally wrong. Any ecosystem where it’s believed is an ecosystem which evolutionarily favors malice, which implies that it’s not true.
Thus, you should follow Hanlon’s razor only if others don’t.
- Avicebron 4y agoI'm not sure I follow? You don't think the current ecosystem favors malice? Even if I don't have actively malicious intentions, I think it's fair to say that if the actions I take to advance myself over others have negative externalities (at various scales obviously), I've engendered "malice" in the ecosystem.
- digging 4y agoIt took a couple reads, but I believe what they meant was: Any ecosystem where incompetence is assumed over malice creates material incentives for malice, because plausible deniability is fundamental to its environment. Therefore, malice is encouraged and becomes more likely, invalidating the theory. As for your reply, I'm not actually sure what to make of it or how it relates to the previous comment, so I can't comment.
- AbrahamParangi 4y agoIndeed, and let this be a lesson to myself in writing clearly!